2010 Domaine Tardieu-Laurent Cornas Coteaux
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Inky purple. Black and blue fruits on the pungent, floral-accented nose. Fleshy, palate-coating blueberry and cassis flavors show impressive depth and energy, with a peppery quality adding vivacity. Weighty but lithe, finishing on an emphatic floral note, with supple tannins and excellent length.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Josh Raynolds
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Opaque purple. Aromas of blackberry, blueberry, licorice and dark chocolate, lifted by a violet topnote. Dense, chewy and sweet, with broad, mouthfilling dark fruit flavors and a complicating note of black cardamom. This rich but lively Cornas finishes with molten tannins and excellent grip.
From 50-plus-year-old vines. Exceptionally dark crimson. Powerful liquorice nose. A great fan of super-clean fruit almost hides the tannins but they are there in abundance. Aftertaste recalls an exceptionally powerful engine exhaust – in a positive way! Massive structure but it’s all muscle; no fat. Dry finish. Great stuff for the future. (JR)